Open AccessIntegrated analysis of regional energetic demand and renewable energy potentials at the example of Ludwigsburg county, Germany
Author(s) -
Chris Kesnar,
Verena Weiler,
Julia Neuhäuser,
Bastian Schröter
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012059
Subject(s) - renewable energy , electricity , hydropower , environmental science , work (physics) , electricity demand , electricity generation , environmental economics , economics , engineering , power (physics) , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
This work compares heating and electricity demands with local renewable energy potentials at the example of Ludwigsburg county, a mostly suburban region in South-Western Germany. Bottom-up analyses of the energetic potentials are performed within an established regional energy simulation platform and are thus based on a consistent set of geoinformatic data. This approach has two advantages compared to a top-down analysis or using multiple specialized tools: it allows assessing energetic potentials in high spatial resolution and relates it to heating and electricity demands on a single-building scale. Secondly, it is transferable to other regions due to the widespread availability of most input data. Our results show that exploiting technical potentials for bioenergy, rooftop PV, wind onshore, and hydropower can cover 68% of electricity demand 7% of heat demand in 2019, indicating that energy autonomy is difficult to achieve for densely populated regions in Europe.